Watercolour basics and beyond

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From seasonal landscapes and flowers, figures and more in watercolour to tutorials using acrylic, oil pastel, oils and drawing media, enjoy an autumn of painting with Leisure Painter

Diary

THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

Exhibitions

JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

Letters

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Books

WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

Art clubs

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Online gallery

Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery

Watercolour magic

Practise the wet-in-wet technique as Kerry Bennett demonstrates her approach to painting animals in watercolour

Painting project

Part 1 Try Colin Steed’s primary colour challenge and improve your colour mixing skills in this month’s painting project from a photograph

Painting project

Part 2 Develop your coloured-pencil skills step by step as you complete last month’s project with Linda Hampson

In perspective

Part 2 Discover a new way of looking at the landscape as Christine Pybus demonstrates how you can exploit linear perspective in your work

Painting wild

Part 1 Look inside the sketchbooks of wildlife artist Julie Askew to understand how she sketches and paints her subjects in the wild

Moonlight and blossom

How to plan and paint a moonlit image of blossom from photos taken during the day and composition sketches, by Linda Birch

Hedgerow harvest

Be inspired by early autumn hedgerows and a variety of watercolour techniques, with Rachel McNaughton

Texture in context

Part 1 It is not as difficult to paint metal and glass as you think. Follow Steve Strode’s advice on shape, colour and tone, and you won’t look back

Weather report

Part 6 In the final part of his series, Tim Fisher discusses how to paint winter scenes and skies using his favourite acrylics

Sketching for pleasure

Part 2 Practise your drawing skills and follow Tony Underhill as he continues his series with two step-by-step line-drawing exercises

Water and oil – mixed

Learn the techniques and colours to paint scenes with realistic-looking still water, by Murray Ince

The world in miniature

Part 6 Pauline Denyer Baker completes our miniature painting series with a two-part article on painting portraits on polymer surfaces

Orchid temptation

Focus on detail as you paint an orchid flower step by step with Elena Parashko

Open Competition 2018

We have great pleasure in presenting to you the award-winning paintings from this year’s Leisure Painter competition/exhibition, in association with Patchings Art Centre

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